originally posted by: JanAmosComenius
Are you familiar with NATO? Article 5? No need of US troops to invoke NATO response if any member state is attacked. 330 marines are
deterrence?

Why the hell would anyone in their right mind would want to leave a possbile path for russians to try something? Putin understands strength, that's
it. If he sees a slightest weakness in NATO and their willingness to defend it's smallest members, he will try something. Plain and simple. But if
there's a risk that at least one soldier of US, UK, Canada or any other important member of NATO dies in these countries, there will be zero doubt of
NATOs will for defending it's members. THAT'S the deterrence you're not able to see.

The most epic victory for Putin would be if NATO wouldn't risk war with Russia and leave it's smaller members defensless. If that happened, NATO would
be done. That is the ultimate goal Russia has. That's why deterrence tactic is the best possible way for keeping balance. Both sides are using it
right now.

Why do they hold massive armed forces drills right along bordering NATO states? Oh right, to instil fear and prepare their military.

Considering how Russia treated is old USSR satellite states, no wonder Poland, Lithuania and now Norway are begging for forward forces deployed on
their land.

Less than 30 years ago, the Soviets would reward those trying to flee over the wall for a better life in the West with a bullet in the back. And
Putin was KGB. Hell, Putin still has political rivals and critics assassinated or jailed.

Nobody is getting nuked. Yes it is "doom porn" . You really need to take a chill pill. Even if the US positioned 2,000 Marines in Norway nothing is
going to happen. Nobody is getting nuked over perfectly normal and routine troop movements and deployments.

You do realize that Open Skies Treaty reconnaissance flights are continuing.

Russia threatening a non nuclear armed country with nukes... Go figure.. More evidence Putin is out of touch and a danger. A new poll in Russia shows
about 50% of Russians fear Russian actions in Syria will trigger WWIII.

The greatest threat to world peace is the US....sad but true. Not so much in a nuclear confrontation with Russia, that's just the usual proxy war
shell game. It's that insidious sea of exceptional calumny that is the American regime, supported by all the usual suspects of course. Doesn't matter
how you dress it or point the finger at everyone else. The emperor has no clothes.

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